9 Of The Best VR Games For Working Up A Sweat

Now that VR is nearing its second year of consumer-grade availability a lot of the games coming out are breaking new ground in terms of what can be done from within an HMD. In the first year we got a lot of games that were slow-paced, atmospheric adventures that focused on teleporting around maps instead of letting users freely move. There were a few cardio-heavy exceptions such as Audioshield and Soundboxing, but for the most part VR was a relatively stationary experience.

That’s definitely not the case anymore. Many of the most popular and most successful VR games hitting the market right now feature fast-paced and kinetic gameplay that gets players up on their feet moving around. There’s even a VR Institute of Healthy and Exercise designed to highlight high-calorie-burning apps and we’ve previously highlighted a few of the Vive’s standout titles.

Now that even more games are out on the market we’ve put together a list of some of the very best VR games out there designed to help you work up a sweat and burn some calories.

Sprint Vector, from Survios

Platforms: PSVR, Rift, Vive

It’s a racing game where you swing your arms as fast as you can, like you’re actually sprinting. Gotta go fast.

This is far from a comprehensive list. Many of the first wave of VR titles also fit this category, such as the aforementioned Audioshield and Soundboxing, as well as Space Pirate Trainer and many others.

Let us know some of your favorite VR games to play when you want to work up a sweat down in the comments below!